WO2021080072A1

WO2021080072A1 - Stomatitis treatment device

Info

Publication number: WO2021080072A1
Application number: PCT/KR2019/015208
Authority: WO
Inventors: 황경원; 문평수
Original assignee: 웰스메디텍 주식회사
Priority date: 2019-10-22
Filing date: 2019-11-08
Publication date: 2021-04-29
Also published as: KR102116453B1; EP4049721A4; JP2022532272A; US20220040495A1; EP4049721A1; KR102116453B9; CN113226457A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a stomatitis treatment device which is equipped with a light emitting means inside a housing to enable inflammations on the roof of the mouth and the upper side of the tongue to be treated, and to which a coupling module is attached to allow inflammations occurring on the lower side of the bottom of the mouth, etc. to be treated. The stomatitis treatment device comprises: the housing, which is inserted into the oral cavity and rests on the roof of the mouth and the upper side of the tongue; a main body including the housing and a connection part; a cell regeneration lamp which is provided inside the housing and outputs near infrared rays; an external device for supplying power to the cell regeneration lamp; and the coupling module which is coupled to the housing, rests on the lower side of the tongue and the bottom of the mouth, and includes a light carrier. The stomatitis treatment device allows the roof of the mouth, the tongue, and the bottom of the mouth to be simultaneously irradiated with light for treatment by attaching and detaching the coupling module to and from the housing having the cell regeneration lamp therein, and thus can be used by patients having severe stomatitis with multiple lesions.

Description

Stomatitis treatment

The present invention relates to a stomatitis treatment device, and more specifically, a light irradiation means is provided inside the housing to treat inflammation on the ceiling of the mouth and on the upper tongue, as well as to treat inflammation on the lower side of the tongue and on the bottom of the mouth by attaching a coupling module. It relates to a stomatitis treatment device.

In general, stomatitis refers to an inflammatory disease that occurs on the tongue, palate, the bottom of the mouth, and the buccal mucosa. In the case of mild stomatitis, the drug is applied directly into the oral cavity. In the case of severe stomatitis, it is common to apply the drug directly into the oral cavity and administer the oral drug in combination.

However, when the drug is applied directly into the oral cavity, it is quickly washed away by saliva and the treatment effect is not sustained, so the treatment period is prolonged, and it is difficult to prescribe an oral drug to children, some patients, and pregnant women.

In order to solve this problem, a mouthpiece set consisting of an upper mouthpiece having a first insertion hole in front and a lower mouthpiece having a second insertion hole in front, is disposed between the upper mouthpiece and the lower mouthpiece to be inside the oral cavity. An oral treatment device has been developed that can maintain an appropriate distance from the treatment site as a light irradiation unit that irradiates light to the treatment area, and that the oral treatment device can be stably supported in the oral cavity. 2018.05.10 registration).

In addition, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2013-0057692 (published on June 3, 2013) discloses a body inserted into the oral cavity and a body extending from the body and being bitten by at least one of the patient's lips and teeth to support the body against the oral cavity. A beam generator disposed inside the body and inside the body to generate a beam for treatment, and a beam expansion unit disposed between the beam generator and the open area of the body to uniformly expand the beam generated from the beam generator to the inside of the oral cavity. Thus, by having a structure of a body and a bite, a patient can easily bite, and a mouthpiece for oral treatment capable of uniformly irradiating a treatment beam to the inside of the oral cavity and an oral treatment apparatus having the same are disclosed.

In addition, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0777438 (registered on November 12, 2007) includes a mouthpiece member having a fitting bone to be inserted into the mouth to wrap a part of the teeth and gums, and a mouthpiece to irradiate light to the teeth and gums. Disclosed is a periodontal disease phototherapy device having a light source array in which a plurality of light sources are arrayed in a member, and a controller for controlling driving of the light source.

However, in the case of the prior art including the above document, since the size of the mouthpiece into which the light source is inserted is fixed, there is still a problem of the prior art that it is difficult for all patients with various oral sizes such as children and adults to use it.

In addition, in the case of the prior art including the above document, light irradiation is difficult in the case of stomatitis that occurs in the ceiling of the mouth and the cheek mucosa in addition to teeth and gums.

In addition, in the case of the prior art including the above document, even though the mouthpiece in which the controller and the light source array are installed is an electronic device connected by a driving line, there is a problem in that it is difficult to prevent a failure caused by the introduction of oral fluid into the device.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, by attaching and detaching the coupling module to the housing equipped with a cell regeneration lamp, it is possible to simultaneously irradiate light to the palate, tongue, bottom of the mouth, and the cheek mucosa, so that severe stomatitis patients can be treated. It is to provide a stomatitis treatment device capable of not only treating, but also having an oral fluid prevention unit provided with an oral fluid prevention unit to prevent failure of an electronic device due to the oral fluid of a patient.

In order to achieve the above object, the stomatitis treatment apparatus according to the present invention includes a housing inserted into the oral cavity and seated on the upper side of the palate and the tongue, a main body including the housing and a connection part, and a cell regeneration lamp provided inside the housing to output near-infrared rays, An external device for supplying power to the cell regeneration lamp, and a coupling module coupled to the housing and seated on the lower side of the tongue and on the bottom of the mouth and including a light carrier, and the ceiling of the mouth, the upper side of the tongue, and the lower side of the tongue. And it is characterized in that near-infrared output is possible to the bottom of the mouth at the same time.

In addition, the housing includes a first upper portion convexly formed to be seated on the ceiling of the mouth, a first lower portion concavely formed to be seated on the upper side of the tongue, and the first lower portion is 5 mm~ It characterized in that it comprises a plurality of coupling grooves formed at a distance of 10mm apart.

In addition, the light transport body is protruded and buried in the coupling module, and the coupling module is formed to have a lower hardness toward the tongue platform from a surface coupled to the housing and contacting the second upper portion, the mouth of which the lower side of the tongue can be seated. It characterized in that it includes a second lower portion that is flat on the lower side so that it can be seated on the floor.

In addition, the housing further includes a transfer lamp capable of outputting the near-infrared rays, the protruding portion of the light transfer body can be coupled with the coupling groove, and the buried portion of the light transfer body has a plurality of ends. Thus, it is possible to transfer the light irradiated from the transfer lamp to the plurality of ends, and a plurality of light guide grooves are formed outside the housing and the coupling module.

In addition, the connection portion is a silicon material terminal provided to be connected to the external device, a detachment preventing portion capable of increasing the bonding force of the terminal connected to the external device by protruding a plurality of terminals outside the terminal, the oral fluid is the terminal It characterized in that it comprises an oral fluid prevention portion provided on one side of the terminal to prevent flowing into.

In addition, the oral fluid prevention part is characterized in that it is formed concave in the terminal direction so that the oral fluid can be stored.

In the stomatitis treatment device according to the present invention, since the coupling module is attached to the housing with the cell regeneration lamp on the inside, it is possible to simultaneously irradiate the treatment to the ceiling of the mouth, the tongue, the bottom of the mouth, and the cheek mucosa. Can be used.

In addition, in the stomatitis treatment apparatus according to the present invention, an oral fluid prevention part is formed on one side of the terminal to prevent the oral fluid of a patient wearing the housing from flowing into the inner side of the body or the inner side of the external device.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a stomatitis treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a side cross-sectional view according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an enlarged view of a side cross-sectional view according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exemplary view of the use of the stomatitis treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a stomatitis treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an enlarged view of a side cross-sectional view according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 Is an exemplary view of the use of the stomatitis treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The stomatitis treatment device 1 according to the present invention comprises a main body 10, a coupling module 20 coupled to one side of the main body 10, and an external device 30 coupled to one end of the main body 10. can do.

The main body 10 includes a housing 110 inserted into the oral cavity, a substrate portion 120 formed from the inside of the housing 110 for light irradiation, and a connection portion 130 for electrically connecting the substrate portion 120 to the outside. ), and is molded with light-transmitting silicon to form the outer shape of the main body 10. The manufacturing method of the main body 10 is not limited thereto, and any manufacturing process may be applied as long as the substrate unit 120 is inserted and installed inside the main body 10.

The housing 110 has a shape that can be inserted into the oral cavity of a patient, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, and has a first upper part 111 formed to be convex upward so that it can be seated on the ceiling of the mouth, on the upper side of the tongue. A first lower portion 112 formed concave downward to be seated, a plurality of coupling grooves 114 formed at a distance of 5 mm to 10 mm from the tongue of the tongue seated on the first lower portion 112, so that the uvula does not touch It includes a uvula skin 115 formed in a concave center.

As shown in FIG. 2, the substrate unit 120 includes a substrate 121, a cell regeneration lamp 122, and a transfer lamp 123.

The substrate 121 is made of a flexible material such as the housing 110, and the substrate 121 is buried in an intermediate plane between the first upper portion 111 and the first lower portion 112.

The cell regeneration lamp 122 connected to the substrate 121 is built into the first upper part 111 and the first lower part 112.

The cell regeneration lamp 122 is formed of an LED or laser that outputs a near-infrared wavelength including 675 nm or 808 nm, and can be irradiated to the outside through silicon forming the housing 110. As the cell regeneration lamp 122 is capable of outputting near-infrared rays, it is possible to increase cellular energy by activating adenosine triphosphate reaction of cells in the inflammatory region. Due to the increased cellular energy, cell regeneration becomes active, making it possible to effectively treat stomatitis. In the above description, a near-infrared lamp is used as the cell regeneration lamp 122, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and any light source effective for cell regeneration, such as an ultraviolet lamp capable of activating cell regeneration by sterilization of harmful bacteria in inflammation by ultraviolet light irradiation, can be applied. have.

The light output from the cell regeneration lamp 122 is radiated to the outside of the first upper part 111 to treat inflammation that occurs in the palate and cheek mucosa, and is also radiated to the outside of the second lower part 121 Inflammation occurring in the upper side of the tongue and the cheek mucosa can also be treated, and it is also possible to treat inflammation occurring in the uvula and tonsils by radiating to the outside of the uvula skin 115.

In the interior of the coupling groove 114, as shown in Fig. 2, the same transfer lamp 123 as the cell regeneration lamp is embedded.

As shown in FIG. 4, the coupling module 20 has a light transfer body 24 protrudingly embedded to be coupled to the coupling groove 114, and has a lower hardness from a surface in contact with the housing toward the tongue platform. The lower side of the tongue is seated on the second upper portion (21), the lower side is flat so that it can be seated on the bottom of the mouth (22), both ends are inside so that it can be stably supported on the sides of the bottom of the mouth and the lower gum It includes a support portion 25 formed concave as, and is made of a silicon material having a light-transmitting property like the housing 110.

The protruding portion of the optical transfer body 24 can be forcibly fitted into the inner side of the coupling groove 114, and the optical transfer body 24 is made of a light guide member such as PMMA resin, or an optical fiber cable is embedded. The light output from the transfer lamp 123 can be transferred.

2 and 3, the first end 241 and the second end 242 formed in the buried portion of the light transfer body 24 transmit the light output from the transfer lamp 123 to the Since it can be transferred to the second upper part 21, inflammation generated on the lower side of the tongue can be treated.

The third end 243 and the fourth end 244 formed in the buried portion of the light transfer body 24 can transfer the light output from the transfer lamp 123 to the second lower part 22 Inflammation on the bottom of the mouth can be treated.

In addition, a plurality of light guide grooves 113 are formed on the outside of the housing 110 so that light can be irradiated not only to the ceiling of the mouth and the upper side of the tongue, but also to the back side of the gums, the cheek mucosa, and tonsils.

A plurality of light guide grooves 23 are formed on the outside of the coupling module 20, so that when combined with the housing 110, light can be irradiated to the cheek mucosa as well as the lower side of the tongue and the bottom of the mouth.

With the configuration as described above, the present invention enables simultaneous light irradiation to the roof of the mouth, the upper tongue, the lower tongue, the bottom of the mouth as well as the back of the gum, the cheek mucosa, and the tonsils, so that the treatment of severe stomatitis patients with multiple affected areas is possible. It is possible.

As shown in FIG. 2, the connection part 130 includes a terminal 131, a separation prevention part 132, and an oral fluid prevention part 133.

The terminal 131 is electrically connected to the substrate 121. The terminal 131 is connected to the terminal port 31 of the external device 30, and the control panel 32 is operated to supply power to the cell regeneration lamp 122, light output intensity, output time, wavelength control, etc. This is possible.

A plurality of detachment prevention portions 132 protruding are formed outside the terminal 131 in order to increase the contact force with the terminal hole 31. Due to the departure prevention part 132, the fastening force may be maintained even in the fine movement of the patient receiving light therapy.

Since the patient wearing the housing 110 has difficulty in swallowing the oral fluid smoothly, when the oral fluid flows out of the housing and flows into the inner side of the terminal 131 or the inner side of the terminal port 31, the stomatitis treatment device ( 1) may break down. To prevent this, an oral fluid prevention part 133 having a rectangular protruding shape is provided on one side of the terminal 131.

As shown in FIG. 1, the oral fluid prevention part 133 has a concave shape on one side so that the lips can be seated or a certain amount of oral fluid can be temporarily collected.

Claims

A housing inserted into the oral cavity and seated on the upper side of the palate and tongue;

A main body including the housing and a connection part;

A cell regeneration lamp provided inside the housing and outputting near-infrared rays;

An external device that supplies power to the cell regeneration lamp;

Including; a coupling module that is coupled to the housing and seated on the lower side of the tongue and on the bottom of the mouth and including a light transporter,

A stomatitis treatment device, characterized in that near-infrared output is possible to the ceiling of the mouth and the upper side of the tongue, the lower side of the tongue, and the bottom of the mouth at the same time.
In claim 1,

The housing includes a first upper portion convexly formed to be seated on the ceiling of the mouth, and a first lower portion concavely formed to be seated on the upper side of the tongue,

The first lower portion of the stomatitis treatment device, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of coupling grooves formed at a distance of 5mm ~ 10mm from the tongue of the seated tongue.
In paragraph 2,

The optical carrier is protruded and buried in the coupling module,

The coupling module includes a second upper portion that is coupled to the housing and has a lower hardness toward the tongue platform from a contact surface, so that the lower side of the tongue can be seated, and a second lower portion whose lower side is flat so that it can be seated on the bottom of the mouth. Stomatitis treatment device, characterized in that.
In paragraph 3,

The housing further includes a transfer lamp capable of outputting the near-infrared ray,

The protruding portion of the light carrier can be coupled with the coupling groove,

The buried portion of the light transfer body has a plurality of ends, so that it is possible to transfer the light irradiated from the transfer lamp to the plurality of ends,

A stomatitis treatment device, characterized in that a plurality of light guide grooves are formed outside the housing and the coupling module.
In claim 1,

The connection part is a silicon-made terminal provided to be connected to the external device, a separation prevention part protruding from the outside of the terminal to increase the bonding force of the terminal connected to the external device, and oral fluid flowing to the terminal. In order to prevent stomatitis treatment device, characterized in that it comprises an oral fluid prevention unit provided on one side of the terminal.
In clause 5,

The oral fluid prevention unit is stomatitis treatment device, characterized in that formed concave in the terminal direction so that the oral fluid can be stored.